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Government Shutdown Risk Looms As Election Nears
The deadline for a potential government shutdown is September 30 if lawmakers fail to agree on a budget. However, the chance of a shutdown is currently viewed as low.
US Senate to move on stopgap bill to avert partial government shutdown
The U.S. Senate will prepare temporary spending legislation that would avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the month, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday.
House votes to reject GOP bill to avert government shutdown
Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to extend government funding. Internal Republican divisions are posing a problem for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
Government Shutdown Looming Next Month: Here's What That Means
It ran from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, during the Trump administration. At 34 days, it was the longest government shutdown in history by a significant margin, as most shutdowns in recent decades have lasted two weeks or less.
House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation that failed Wednesday would have linked temporary government funding with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.
Schumer tees up Senate stopgap vote after House bill dies
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday set up a vote on a stopgap bill in his chamber following the failed attempt to pass a government funding patch out of the House.
Senate will move stopgap funding bill as government shutdown looms
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that he will act later in the day to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) failed to pass a partisan six-month funding measure that was tied to voter registration reform.
A government shutdown could be imminent (yet again). Here’s where things stand.
The U.S. government is about a week away from another potential government shutdown. The deadlock mirrors the situation the ...
The Government Shutdown Standoff in Congress, Explained
GOP lawmakers in the House are divided over a stopgap spending bill that could prevent a government shutdown. Here’s a look ...
Will Congress dodge a government shutdown? Funding push fails in the House over controversial voting bill
"We cannot have a government shutdown," Mitch McConnell, said. "It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right ...
Republican Divisions Sink House Bill as Government Shutdown Nears
WASHINGTON—An initial proposal by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) to fund the government was voted down Wednesday, ...
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Iowa’s Ashley Hinson rejects Trump shutdown demands
said the government funding process is broken and she “will work to prevent a harmful government shutdown.” Rep. Ashley ...
What happens if a government shutdown happens on Oct. 1? The impact will be swift.
As Congress nears a shutdown, find out how it could impact federal workers, Social Security, national parks and more. What you need to know now.
Morning Report — Government funding up in the air
Lawmakers in the House are launching plan B to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. Speaker Mike Johnson ...
Thursday briefing: More devices explode in Lebanon; Teamsters union; government shutdown vote; Delta malfunction; and more
A Boeing plane was “unable to pressurize above 10,000 feet” after departing Utah on Sunday, Delta said, forcing it to turn ...